Nail polish protector



26, 1940 I R. s. CARMICHAEL 2,223,204

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Ruth SinisCarrnichael, Davis, Okla. a Application October 4; 1939,Serial No. 297,939

a ,v7 Cla ims. .(Cl. 132-73) This invention'relates to. manicuringdevices and more particularly'to' a'finger support or pro- .tector.'forpreventinfg'sme'aring or nail polish or dressings after applying:th'esan e to the fin ger nails g I t I V The object of the invention isto'prov ide a'finger support or'protector of simple and inexpensiveconstruction adapted toh old thefingers of thehand in spaced relationtoeach other after polish'has been applied tot he finger nails anduntil'th'e polish'has become thoroughly dry or set, thereby'to preventaccidental smearing of the polish and insuring a smoothlustrousfinish tothe finger nails. h

A further object of the invention is to provide a finger rest or supportwhicl'rwill 'pr'event the fi ngers'from coming in contactfwith'eachother e without tiring effort on the handan'd finger mus-' cles' andwhich may be used with equally'good' results, .in private homes or bybeauticians and others in beauty parlorsand the like.'

A further object is to provide: the fingergrest or protector with apivoted latch ior retaining the f ngers within suitable receivingsockets while the nail polishisf gr'y'in'g; said latch being:proyided-with a. longitudinal slot to accommodate any rings that maybeworfn on the fingers'when applying polish to the nails and thusprevent the saidlatch is movedsto closed position.

Astillifur ther object of the invention is gen-.

erally to improve this class ofdevices so as to increase their utility,durabilityand efiiciency.

In the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification and inwhich similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe figures of the drawing: 1

Figure .1 is a top plan view showing the manner of using my improvedfinger support or protector,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the latch in closed position,

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the latch in open position,

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form of theinvention.

50 The improved protector forming the subjectmatter of the presentinvention'comprises a. rest or support including a body portion 5 formedof wood, rubber, cork, Cellophane or other suitable material, said bodyportion having a flat base 55 6 adapted to rest on a table or othersupport and latchirom exerting pressure onthe rings when having itsfront wall preferably concave and its' rear wall convex, as shown. i

"Formed in the top of the body portion 5 are I g a pluralityof'conver'ging finger-receiving seats or sockets lopening through thefront and rear 5 walls of the body portion and separated by"inter-'mediate partitions 8so as to prevent the fingers of the hand from comingin contact with each other while the polish or dressing on the fingernails is drying. The walls of the sockets! diverge w in the direction ofthe rear wall of the body portion 5 'sothatywhen the hand is supportedon said body portion,'the' fingers of the hand will be separated insimulation of a fan and thus prevent the fingers from coming in contactwith 15 each [other and smearing the polish or dressing applied to thefinger nails;

Pivotally mounted at 9 on one end of the bod I portion 5 is a latch 10preferably formed of coacting -rela'tively thin rods or wires spacedapart 2o toform an intermediate slot H so as, to accommodate any ringsthat may be worn onthe fingers at the time the polish is applied to thefinger nails and thus prevent the latch from exerting an inwardpressureon the rings and hurting 25 the fingers when the latch is movedto closed position. The free end of the latch I0 is provided with anangular portion l2 adapted to engage a resilient keeper [3 secured tothe adjacent endof'the" bodytportion 5 to. retain the fin- 3n gers inthe sockets 1 while the polish on the finger nails is drying. i

In operatiomthe polish or dressing is applied to the 'finger nails witha brush inthe usual manner and after the finger nails have been coatedwith the polish the fingers are inserted within the sockets 1 and thelatch I 0 swung to closed position in engagement with the keeper I3.When the hand is placed on the rest or support in the manner justdescribed, the tips -of the 40 fingers will be separated so that thereis no liability of the fingers contacting with each other and smearingthe polish while the polish is drying and all tendency to fold thefingers inwardly to a natural position is resisted by the walls of thesockets I and the latch H). v

Ordinarily, when polish is applied to the finger nails, it is necessaryto wait approximately five to twenty minutes for the polish tothoroughly dry and during this interval care must be exero cised toprevent the fingers from coming in contact with each other or withextraneous objects which would tend to smear the polish. This period ofwaiting with the fingers separated is very tiresome and trying as thenatural tendency is and owing to the fact that the topermit' the fingersto assume their normal position with the result that the polishdeposited on the fingers becomes smeared, as previously stated. Thepresent device provides a means ior supporting the fingers of a hand inspaced relation while the polish on the finger nails is drying, fingersare locked within the sockets by means of the latch iii any tendency tobring the fingers together or told them in the direction of the palm ofthe handis eiiectually prevented. Moreover, the device provides aconvenient and comfortable rest for the fingers during the drying of thenail polish without tiring effort on the hand and finger muscles so thatthe application of the polish becomes a pleasure instead of an ordeal.After the polish has become-thoroughly dry or hard on the finger nailsor one hand, the latch I is moved to open position and the fingerswithdrawn from the sockets I after which the fingers of the other handmaybe inserted in the sockets l to eilfect drying of the polish on thenails of that hand.

If desired, however, the protectors may be made in pairs so that, whilethe nail polish is drying on one hand, the other hand can be inserted ina companion protector and polish applied to the finger nails, thusreducing the time required on the part of both the operator and theperson whose nails are being polished.

In Figure of the 'drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of theinvention, in which the body portion v5' is constructed of relativelyhard rubber or any other desired material while the upper portionthereof is elastic. In this form of the device, the-elastic material atthe side walls of the finger-receiving sockets is curved inwardly toform overhanging resilient retaining lips I having their innerlongitudinal edges spaced apart to permit the insertion and removal ofthe fingers. These lips M by engagement with the fingers serve toprevent accidental displacement thereof while the polish isdrying on theringer,

nails, thus dispensing with the latch shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.As the retaining lips I are flexible, they willvlikewise accommodate anyrings on the fingers and prevent inward pressure thereon.

It will, of course, be understood that the protectors may be made indifierent sizes and shapes and constructed, of any suitable materialwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a hand support havingspaced sockets formed secting the concave and convex diate slottedportion.

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therein and adapted toreeei fingers o 5 hand, and a ring-receivingdevice mounted on the support and adapted to extend across the fingersat said sockets for retaining the fingers therein.

2. A device or the class described comprising a hand support having afiat base and provided with a concave iront wall and convex rear wall,there being spaced finger-receiving sockets extending transversely ofthe support and interwalls thereof, and a securing latch mounted forswinging movement on said hand support and provided with aring-receiving slot.

' 3. A deviceoi' the class described comprising a concave-convex handsupport having spaced finger-receiving sockets opening through the topthereof and defining intermediate tapered partitions, a latch pivotallymounted on one end oi the support and extending over said sockets, and akeeper mounted on the other end or the support for engagement with saidlatch.

4. A device of the class comprising a hand support having spacedradiating finger-receiving I sockets formed therein and opening throughthe top and front and rear walls thereof and defin ing intermediatepartitions, and a ring-receiving member extending across the upper openends of the sockets. for retaining the fingers therein.

5. A device of the class described comprising a hand support. havingspaced finger-receiving '7. A device of the class described comprising ahand support having spaced finger-receiving sockets formed in the topthereof and defining 7 intermediate partitions, the walls or which'diverge in the direction of the rear portion of the support, a keepersecured to one end of said support, and a latch pivotally mounted on theother end or the support for engagement with said keeper and having anupwardly bowed interme-

